This graph shows Bush's approval rating over time, noting instances when the threat level was increased from Mello Yello to Orange Crush. Note that the graph is a little unfair because it doesn't show all the way down to 0% and thus has the tendency to make the changes look larger than they are if you don't look at the axes.
I am distincly curious why it appears about 1/3 of the country decided Bush was doing a good job because we were attacked on 9/11/2001. Oh, I imagine it was mostly "coming together" and "supporting the president and country," but, if you think about it, a horrible blow was dealt to us and people thought better of our leader after it happened on his watch. By that logic, shouldn't my car insurance rates go down when I get in an accident?
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Of course, if you asked any blue-blooded Republican about this, they'd tell you it was all Bill Clinton's fault. ;-)
--shane
You bring up a good point. In fact based on current administration policy, my car insurance rates should go down if I run someone off the road, because I have preemptivly stopped that person from rear hitting me at some later date.
Don in DE
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